24 “But I will repay Babylon and all who live in Babyloniafor all the wicked things they did in Zion right before the eyes of you Judeans,” says the Lord.
25 The Lord says, “Beware! I am opposed to you, Babylon! You are like a destructive mountain that destroys all the earth.I will unleash my power against you;I will roll you off the cliffs and make you like a burned-out mountain.
26 No one will use any of your stones as a cornerstone.No one will use any of them in the foundation of his house.For you will lie desolate forever,”says the Lord.
27 “Raise up battle flags throughout the lands.Sound the trumpets calling the nations to do battle.Prepare the nations to do battle against Babylonia.Call for these kingdoms to attack her:Ararat, Minni, and Ashkenaz.Appoint a commander to lead the attack.Send horses against her like a swarm of locusts.
28 Prepare the nations to do battle against her.Prepare the kings of the Medes.Prepare their governors and all their leaders.Prepare all the countries they rule to do battle against her.
29 The earth will tremble and writhe in agony.For the Lord will carry out his plan.He plans to make the land of Babyloniaa wasteland where no one lives.
30 The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting.They will remain in their fortified cities.They will lose their strength to do battle.They will be as frightened as women.The houses in her cities will be set on fire.The gates of her cities will be broken down.